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I took this ask as an invitation to figuratively dive into Richard's coat closet, and tried to compile every coat he wore in the last 30 years.
And oh boy, this man surely loves a good coat. He's the one member of this band who consecutively wore a coat on almost every tour and really takes a liking in the dramaturgical effect of wearing long (often times dark in color) coats and later reveiling additional outfits underneath, especially in later years. It fits his somewhat dramatic stage presence and he started quite early with these kind of stage outfits!
I subdevided this overview in two sub-topics to give this post somewhat of a structure, because this will be long.
1.) Richard's coats on stage (organized by year and tour)
1.1) Firstly, the plain black coat from the Herzeleid tour which he wore in 1995/1996. It's from what I could find the first time he wore a coat on stage while playing for Rammstein.
1.2) Addtionally, he wore the shiny red and silver coat during the Herzeleid tour as well as partly on the Sehnsucht tour in 1997. Same as the black coat before, he forwent any additional outfit underneath.
1.3) Also on the Sehnsucht tour, Richard wore the somewhat futuristic (reminded me a little bit of Star Treck costumes) black and silver coat which is clearly visible in Live aus Berlin. It suited the whole style of this era quite nicely and fit into the vibe of Till's cyborg/futuristic jacket as well.
1.4) For his outfit during the Reise Reise tour in 2004/2005, Richard settled for a black military-style coat. The button rows seem to be reminiscent of french military uniforms from the 17th and 18th century (as well as the button lines and the embroidery on the collar of the underjacket) and his pants were designed in a similar style. The lining of the coat is bright red, a theme which would occur numerous times over the years.
1.5) During the LIFAD tour, Richard wore a grey-mottled coat made out of a somewhat leathery material, adorned with silver buttons and a red armband - again he incorporated a red element in this coat, just like with the one before. On a sidenote: He once mentioned that Michael Jackson was an inspiration for this armband because Richard liked the cool look of it - his leg-belts (visible in the right picture) also kind of resemble the harness Michael wore on stage and in some videos during his Bad era.
1.6) An absolute personal favourite of mine: The studded coat Richard chose for the 2013 part of the Made in Germany tour, oftentimes paired with the torn black and red top underneath. This one also got red lining, as well as a fine red line near the cuffs of the coat.
1.7) In 2016 for the Festival tour, Richard wore coat in a more cosy and snuggly style, which marked a break in the clean cut coat-aesthetic up to this point. It was more in the style of a cardigan with a zipper instead of buttons. The armband made a reappearance as the signature red element (mirrored by a red band on his pants), and red lines along the seams added this colourful accent.
1.8) For the 2019 tour leg of the Stadium tour, Richard mixed things up by wearing a two piece combo made out of a leathery material, with a studded cap on the right shoulder and red elements in form of the usual arm band and a red folding in the front. The lower part of this outfit was removable, so the upper part remained as a jacket.
1.9) In 2022, he wore an all black coat with a belt and flaps along the shoulders, as well as snap fasteners as buttons; it overall resembled the typical look of a trenchcoat and seemed less rigid then the previous ensemble.
1.10) A true fandom favourite appeared on the scene in 2022 when he presented the infamous chicken coat. This one was already known from the "Freeze my mind" music video (from 2021) from Richard's side project and other band Emigrate. Different than in the music video, where a vest completed the look, Richard again after years went on stage without any outfit under it. This coat was used by him also during this year's tour leg.
1.11) Another personal favourite of mine is the black coat with red lining which he wore during this year's tour. Affectionatly dubbed "the vampire coat", this coat appears to be quite clean cut and simple, but has a very nice and dramatic effect on him (choosing gifs this time to underline this sentiment).
2.) Richard's coats off stage
Here are some of the coats Richard wore off stage during band fotoshoots and outings. Not counting normal jackets or parcas here.
2.1) The fur-lined coat during the Rosenrot fotoshooting:
2.2) The reoccuring black coat with fluffy fur elements, worn by him while being presented with awards in 2005 in Berlin as well as during the Echo award show in 2009:
2.3) He wore another black coat which looked pretty similar to the one before but is still slightly different during a signing in Paris 2004:
2.4) And a brown/beige kind of trenchcoat was his style of choice for the Fashion rock night in 2009:
2.5) During the outdoor shooting for the LIFAD album, Richard wore another black coat:
2.6) And lastly, the fancy embroidered coat Richard chose for promotion pictures for (I think) his first album with his band Emigrate:
Not sure if I was thouroughly enough and found every coat he ever wore, but I think the presented ones here really express his love for this piece of clothing in general 😊 I'm looking forward to either seeing a new coat on Richard next year or a return of his vampire coat 🦇 (Still hoping to see the studded coat someday again).
(Used picture sources: Rammwiki and the Rammsteinworld gallery - wonderful rabbit holes to get lost in.)
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"So he's got a caffeine addiction? Sounds easy enough to deal with, okay, just lemme grab my soda."
fuck it, internsona real. some personality stuff, trivia and whatnot under the cut
they also go by Val, and use any pronouns
they are the embodiment of the "Hanging In There" Star. they act pretty nonchalant and chill most of the time, but they're almost always on the verge of an anxious breakdown and you can see them crack very clearly every time they fuck up on the job or exist in the general vicinity of folks like Edega or Richard for longer than five minutes
a combination of the aforementioned anxiety + a budding soda addiction they refuse to admit they have has given them tachycardia. it feels so much worse than normal whenever it flares up due to their heart being slightly bigger and stronger than a normal human's to account for the extra arms
prone to doodling & stops by the art room a lot whenever there's nothing going on they need to address
if they don't know how to make a situation better, their plan b is to make it funnier. they'll see someone angrily chasing someone else down the hallway and if there's nothing they can do to smooth it out themself they'll give the chaser a steel chair
gets way too into the music sometimes. almost failed an operation on Cole once because his music was too much of a vibe (based on my first experience with Wish I Could Care Less)
will spontaneously develop connectifia abortus symptoms if you give them a single sour patch kid
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Jacques Heim Haute Couture Collection Fall/Winter 1958-59.
Gitta Schilling wears "Alezan", a loose and relaxed coat in ginger brown tweed, double-breasted in the front and inverted pleats in the back. Panther bell from Svend-Heim. Photo by Richard Dormer, Harper's Bazaar UK, October 1958.
Jacques Heim Collection Haute Couture Automne/Hiver 1958-59.
Gitta Schilling porte "Alezan", un manteau ample et décontracté en tweed brun gingembre, croisé devant et plis inversés dans le dos. Cloche en panthère de Svend-Heim. Photo de Richard Dormer, Harper's Bazaar UK, octobre 1958.
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